Mechanical Ventilation (eBook)

Contents 6
Contributors 9
Common Abbreviations 15
Epidemiology 16
The Importance of Acute Respiratory Failure in the ICU 17
The Epidemiology of Mechanical Ventilation 25
Long- term Outcomes of Mechanical Ventilation 43
Understanding and Changing the Practice of Mechanical Ventilation in the Community 60
Patient-ventilator Interactions, Weaning, and Monitoring 73
Control of Breathing During Mechanical Ventilation 74
Patient- ventilator Interactions 94
Physiological Rationale for Ventilation of Patients with Obstructive Diseases 107
Role of the Clinician in Adjusting Ventilator Parameters During Assisted Ventilation 123
Neurally- adjusted Ventilatory Assist 134
Liberating Patients from Mechanical Ventilation: What Have We Learned About Protocolizing Care? 144
Novel Approaches to Monitoring Mechanical Ventilatory Support 161
Non-invasive Ventilation 177
Indications for Non- invasive Ventilation 178
Non- invasive Ventilation: Causes of Success or Failure 196
Non- invasive Ventilation in Immunocompromised Patients 208
ARDS/VILI: Mechanisms 217
Biophysical Factors Leading to VILI 218
Vascular Contribution to VILI 232
VILI: Physiological Evidence 248
Systemic Effects of Mechanical Ventilation 264
ARDS/VILI: Assessment 277
Chest Wall Mechanics in ARDS 278
Targets in Mechanical Ventilation for ARDS 290
How to Detect VILI at the Bedside 304
Lung Morphology in ARDS: How it Impacts Therapy 321
ARDS/VILI: Therapy 335
Recruitment Maneuvers in ARDS 336
Spontaneous Breathing During Ventilatory Support in Patients with ARDS 354
Pressure Support Ventilation in Patients With ALI/ ARDS 368
Prone Ventilation 381
Adjuncts to Mechanical Ventilation for ARDS Including Biological Variability 389
Summary of Clinical Trials of Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS 404
Subject Index 414